Illumina (ILMN) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Illumina's Cash from Operations came in at $201 million for Q2 2026, down 14.1% from $234 million a year earlier and down 30.4% from the prior quarter.
Illumina (ILMN) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 28, 2026, Illumina reported Cash from Operations of $1.1 billion, down 5.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.08 billion, up 28.9% from FY2024.
- Cash from Operations has increased in each of the last three years, with a four-year compound annual growth rate of 0.0% (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cash from Operations was $837 million in FY2024 (+75.1%), $478 million in FY2023 (+21.9%), $392 million in FY2022 and $1.08 billion in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Cash from Operations since Q2 2024.
- Year-over-year, Cash from Operations increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 72.3%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash from Operations over five years came in Q1 2024 (growth of 670.0%), and the weakest in Q2 2024 (a decline of 23.8%).
- Business Quant data shows ILMN's Cash from Operations at $289 million (Q1 2026), $321 million (Q4 2025) and $284 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 243.20 Bn | 222.35 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 2.13 Bn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 172.35 Bn | 143.43 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 2.49 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 154.53 Bn | 138.35 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 1.53 Bn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 150.04 Bn | 129.59 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 113.25 Bn | 79.11 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 1.79 Bn |
| 6 | Stryker | 106.37 Bn | 92.49 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 61.94 Bn | 56.95 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 1.47 Bn |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 50.05 Bn | 47.20 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 776.00 Mn |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.13 Bn | 33.24 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 651.90 Mn |
| 10 | Illumina | 42.00 Bn | 36.77 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 201.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 201.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 289.00 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 321.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 284.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 234.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 240.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 364.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 316.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 80.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 77.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 224.00 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 139.00 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 105.00 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 10.00 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 129.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 172.00 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | -272.00 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 253.00 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 282.00 Mn |
| Jan 3, 2021 | 406.00 Mn |
Illumina Cash from Operations API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=ILMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "ticker": "ILMN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=ILMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();